Bubba Wallace issued a statement via Twitter on Monday afternoon, hours after President Donald Trump baselessly accused him of perpetrating a hoax at Talladega.
Wallace framed his statement as a message to younger generations. Wallace is 26. Trump is 74. Wallace, the only Black driver racing full-time in NASCAR, has been speaking out on racial inequality and social issues since the killing of George Floyd in May and became a target for baseless conspiracy theories in June after a noose was found in his garage at Talladega in June.
Trump latched onto the completely false conspiracy theory Monday morning.